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Tec Guadalajara students' AI startup among six CodeLaunch Latin America finalists
A team of four students and two alumni from Tecnológico de Monterrey's Guadalajara campus reached the Latin American final of the CodeLaunch 2026 startup competition with Lenaia, an AI tool for small businesses.
Why it matters: The four Tec Guadalajara students and two alumni behind Lenaia competed in the CodeLaunch 2026 Latin American final after selection from about 130 startups.
Tecnológico de Monterrey said a team from its Guadalajara campus, made up of four students and two EXATEC (the university's alumni), was chosen as one of six Latin American finalists in CodeLaunch 2026, a competition that promotes startup proposals.
According to the university, the team's startup Lenaia uses artificial intelligence to help small businesses organise information on sales, inventory, payroll and operations, among other functions.
The university said the project was selected from roughly 130 participating Latin American startups and competed in the regional final in October 2026 at the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas in Guadalajara.
The team includes students from computer technology engineering, finance, and robotics and intelligent systems programmes, according to the university.
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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
The four students and two alumni behind Lenaia reached the CodeLaunch 2026 Latin American final, held in Guadalajara in October 2026, after their project was picked from about 130 startups in the region.
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